Another message from Crustias Scattermush, the Senior Repositarian at our sister site: The Repository of Imagination.

Tales of imagination and wonder for 9-14 year olds…

The Repository of Imagination has entranced sentient life-forms throughout the galaxy and through alternate worlds of magic and mystery for tens of thousands of years, thrilling and informing its users in equal measure.

Now the Repository is opening a branch on your world. As well as publishing books by human authors, in 2013 the Repository branch will operate A Tale for a Tale:  young authors can tell a tale for display on the website, and in return, we will provide a story sphere from our off-world archive.

Our first book is already available for sampling and for purchase. It is written by human author Colin R. Parsons from the country known as Wales. Colin’s book, Crank Tech One: Destruction, is a cautionary tale of what can happen if you meddle in affairs beyond your understanding. A young man discovers an abandoned robot. Before long, the robot is out of control, rampaging through Cardiff city center and leaving police officers in embarrassing positions. You can read more about Crank Tech One here and can sample the book for free by clicking this link. The book is available in both American and British dialects, and I am grateful for the assistance given to us by inhabitants of both those countries.

Our second book, to be published early in 2013, is a selection of 32 tales from the Repository translated by human Gill Shutt. Here’s a sneak peek of the cover…

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I have more to say over on the Repository website here. For now, I bid you good day and wish you a happy Christmas.

— Crustias Scattermush, Senior Branch Repositarian.